Bedclothes-holder



R. J. LINDSAY.

BEDCLOTHES HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN.19, I921- RENEWED OCT. I8. 1921.

1,401,340, Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.'27, 1921.

Application filed January 19, 1921, Serial No. 438,321. Renewed October 18, 1921. Serial No. 508,610.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT J. LINDSAY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in Bedclothes-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a holder for bedclothes, designed primarily to prevent a child from pushing off the bed clothes at night. This is accomplished by holding the u per corners of the blanket and sheet in ace. It consists primarily of a pinch clip with attaching means whereby the clip may be secured to the side or head of the crib. The objection to devices designed for a similar purpose in the past has been their tendency to tear or wear out the bed clothes, and

. also lack of simplicity in effecting their attachment. According to my invention, these disadvantages are overcome, and an exceedingly simple and inexpensive device provided. which accom lishes its purpose more satisfactorily than id preceding more elaborate contrivances.

In the accompanying drawings Figure I is a perspective View illustrating my holder in use. Fig. II is an enlarged view of my holder. Fig. III is a view of the attaching means detached from the clip.

In Fig. I the holder is shown as tied to the lower rung 1 of the crib 2, while the pinch clip 3 has the blanket i pursed within its slotted end so as to take firm hold thereupon.

The device consists essentially of two parts, the pinch clip or ring 3 and the cords and balls which cooperate therewith.

A single cord 5 is doubled and passed through the slip ferrule 6 which runs rather tightly over the doubled cord. The doubled end is formed into a loop 7 by means of a band clasp 8, preferably of metal, the loop being of such size as to permit the slip ferrule to pass through it with difficulty. Another cord 9 is also secured at one end within the band clasp 8 while its other end carries a retaining ball 10 preferably of wood.

The pinch clip 3 is preferably formed as a metallic ring compressed on two sides to form the slotted extension 11, having a narrower diameter than that of the rest of the ring and too narrow to permit the retaining ball 10 to pass through it. The free ends of the cord 5 are used as tie strings.

To attach the pinch clip to the cord 5, the free ends thereof are passed through the pinch clip, and then through the loop 7, the

slip ferrule being worked through the loop.

ferrule 6 should be adjusted upon the cord 5 at the proper distance from the clip to prevent the possibility of tying the strings so closely to the pinch clip as to draw the covers over the head of the child. It is also useful to set the knotted tie strings in place on the ring.

The device thus produced is very inexpensive to manufacture, and entirely efficient. It has no parts liable to accidentally injure an infant. It is very readily applied to the crib or other bed, and the retaining ball 10, which is preferably of wood, together with the flexible cord 9 being the only parts which compress the bed clothes within the clip there is no likelihood of tearing the sheet, as is liable to be done by devices which employ a retaining knob with a rigid shank whereby the bed clothes are forced into the slot of the crib under greater tension than they should be subjected to. The capacity of the slip ferrule to be worked through the loop 7 permits the proper assemblage of the parts, but renders difficult their accidental disassemblage.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A bed clothes holder comprising a pinch clip, an attachment cord doubled to forma loop whereby it may be secured to the pinch clip at its looped portion with its free ends forming tie strings, another cord having one end secured in relation to the pinch clip and with a ball appended to its other end, which ball is capable of passing oply through the larger part of the pinch c 1 2. A holder for bed clothes comprising a pinch clip; an attachment cord doubled to form a loop whereby it may be secured to the pinch clip, while its free ends form tie strings; and another cord having one end secured in relation to the pinch clip and with a ball appended at its other end which ball is capable of passing only through the larger part of the pinch clip, and a slip ferrule on the free ends of the cord to adjustably limit the distance between the pinch clip and the point at which the free cord ends are tied to the bed frame.

3. The combination of the doubled cord with a loop formed by a band clasp, the free ends of said cord forming tie strings; a slip ferrule on the doubled cord capable, with difficulty, of passing through said loop and adapted to limit the point along said free cord ends at which they are tied to the bed frame; a pinch clip attached to the looped end of said doubled cord; and another flex iblc cord also secured at one end by the band clasp, and having a ball at its free end capable of passing through the larger part of 

